November 2011 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Microsoft Exchange monitoring
by David.Raymond＠ca.ebarrette.com 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Hi All, Did one of you have something to monitoring Microsoft Exchange server ? I want to monitor queue, email size error (like more than x mb) If someone have an idea, let me know. Regards, David Raymond IT System Administrator

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xymonproxy
by bewhite＠fellowes.com 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

On clients you want monitored by your main Xymon server and your new (dmz) Xymon server, add the second server to the BBDISP variable (old config, not sure the field for newer versions). The client will send status messages to both servers. From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of bb4 at richter-it.net Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:27 AM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] xymonproxy Hi, I've got the request to set up an additional XYmon server in our internet DMZ for external customers. Since all machines that would be displayed there are on our internal network I'd like to forward all statuses from our internal XYmon server to the one in the DMZ and was thinking about xymonproxy. But I saw on the man page and in the config files that I can only use xymonproxy OR xymond. And xymonproxy would forward ALL data not only the data for some specific hosts. Has one of you a solution that he/she wants to share? TIA Torsten Bruce White Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer | Phone: 1-630-671-5169 | Fax: 630-893-1648 | bewhite at fellowes.com | http://www.fellowes.com/ Disclaimer: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Fellowes, Inc.

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Question about xymonnet --dns switch
by xymon＠jwenet.net 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

I'm trying to figure out the best way to have xymon use the IP address in hosts.cfg when present, and use DNS resolution otherwise. Ideally I'd like to maintain IP addresses for things not in my DNS only in hosts.cfg (i.e. not need to also maintain /etc/hosts). For example, two records from hosts.cfg 192.168.1.1 router # 0.0.0.0 server1 # ftp ssh What I'd like is for xymon to use the IP when listed (eg for the router), but use the resolver when the IP is 0.0.0.0. --dns=standard : fails to resolve "router", unless I tag with "testip" --dns=only : fails to resolve "router" no matter what --dns=ip : fails to resolve server1 Should --dns=ip be falling back to the resolver when the IP is 0.0.0.0? Or, should there be a --dns=xymon, which uses hosts.cfg as its first step and then falls back to the resolver? Or, am I missing something? Thanks, Jon

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xymonproxy
by bb4＠richter-it.net 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hi, I've got the request to set up an additional XYmon server in our internet DMZ for external customers. Since all machines that would be displayed there are on our internal network I'd like to forward all statuses from our internal XYmon server to the one in the DMZ and was thinking about xymonproxy. But I saw on the man page and in the config files that I can only use xymonproxy OR xymond. And xymonproxy would forward ALL data not only the data for some specific hosts. Has one of you a solution that he/she wants to share? TIA Torsten

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client start script for XYmon
by bb4＠richter-it.net 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hi fellow xymonians, I was asked by colleagues if it would be a good idea to add some check to the client start script (runclient.sh) to avoid the start of the client as root. What do you think? I know that I could update all my client scripts but if I update my installation this change will be gone. Regards Torsten

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Install Xymon 4.2.2 on Solaris 10 Sparc
by betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

For oracle we're using bb-roracle which is at http://communities.quest.com/docs/DOC-5776 (we're using a much older version but it ain't broke) It can test a lot of things in Oracle but our dba's prefer to use Grid Control so we just use it to monitor basic database connectivity. There are some other oracle scripts on the deadcat site (go to http://communities.quest.com/community/big_brother and search for oracle) The bb-roracle.ksh is a modification of bb-moracle which is on this site.

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How to monitor https on my application server + oracle database
by sailesh.mohabeer＠mns.intnet.mu 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

HI all, Please can anyone help me where to configure my Xymon server 4.2.2 to minitor https and oracle database. Where to put these customs scripts for monitoring oracle database. Regards, Sailesh

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Install Xymon 4.2.2 on Solaris 10 Sparc
by Martin.Ward＠colt.net 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hi Sailesh, That's good work, I am sure it will help others to get started. I don't actually monitor Oracle databases, others will have better ideas, but to get you started I would suggest monitoring them from the client host that has the Oracle DB process on it rather than accessing the Oracle DB across the network. This benefits you because it reduces the amount of network traffic flowing around and speeds up and response to queries. Have the client perform you DB checks and report the back to the Xymon server. |\/|artin From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Sailesh Sent: 18 November 2011 07:52 To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] Install Xymon 4.2.2 on Solaris 10 Sparc Dear All, After much effort I have been able to successfully install and configure xymon-4.2.2 on Solaris 10. 1. Please find below the package required:- apache-2.2.21-sol10-sparc-local libtool-2.4-sol10-sparc-local db-4.7.25.NC-sol10-sparc-local make-3.82-sol10-sparc-local expat-2.0.1-sol10-sparc-local openldap-2.4.24-sol10-sparc-local fontconfig-2.8.0-sol10-sparc-local openldap-2.4.26-sol10-sparc-local fping-2.4b2-sol10-sparc-local openssl-1.0.0e-sol10-sparc-local freetype-2.4.2-sol10-sparc-local pango-1.18.2-sol10-sparc-local ganglia-3.0.7-sol10-sparc-local pcre-8.20-sol10-sparc-local gcc-3.4.6-sol10-sparc-local prngd-0.9.25-sol10-sparc-local glib-2.25.13-sol10-sparc-local render-0.8-sol10-sparc-local jpeg-8a-sol10-sparc-local renderproto-0.9.3-sol10-sparc-local jpeg2ps-1.9-sol10-sparc-local rrdtool-1.2.19-sol10-sparc-local jpeginfo-1.6.1-sol10-sparc-local sasl-2.1.25-sol10-sparc-local libart_lgpl-2.3.19-sol10-sparc-local tar-1.26-sol10-sparc-local libgcc-3.4.6-sol10-sparc-local unrar-3.68-sol10-sparc-local libiconv-1.14-sol10-sparc-local xrender-0.8.3-sol10-sparc-local libintl-3.4.0-sol10-sparc-local xymon-4.2.2.tar libpng-1.2.44-sol10-sparc-local zlib-1.2.5-sol10-sparc-local 2. Entry on root profile. On Solaris 10, /etc/profile PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/local/lib The profile entry should be in that order. 3. After make & make install, use default apache2 web server on Solaris 10. It is installed on /etc/apache2. It can be started on Solaris 10 as mentioned below:- # svcadm enable svc:/network/http:apache2 Go to the ~/server/etc/ directory. more hobbit-apache.conf use the entry on this file to update the httpd.conf for your apache server. I am attaching mine httpd.conf for all of you to have an idea. 4. Next, for my case, I had to add my library path to start hobbit server. Please see my hobbit.sh file. #!/bin/sh LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.2.19/lib export LD_LIBRARY_PATH # Startup script for the Hobbit monitor # # This starts the "hobbitlaunch" tool, which in turn starts # all of the other Hobbit server programs. case "`uname -s`" in "SunOS") ID=/usr/xpg4/bin/id ;; *) ID=id ;; esac if test `$ID -un` != root then echo "Hobbit must be started as the root user" exit 1 fi case "$1" in "start") if test -s /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid then kill -0 `cat /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid` if test $? -eq 0 then echo "Hobbit appears to be running, doing restart" $0 stop else rm -f /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid fi fi /xymon/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/xymon/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg -- env=/xymon/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg --log=/var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.log --pidfile=/var/l og/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid echo "Hobbit started" ;; "stop") if test -s /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid then kill -TERM `cat /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid` echo "Hobbit stopped" else echo "Hobbit is not running" fi rm -f /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid ;; "status") if test -s /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid then kill -0 `cat /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid` if test $? -eq 0 then echo "Hobbit (hobbitlaunch) running with PID `cat /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunc h.pid`" else echo "Hobbit not running, removing stale PID file" rm -f /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid fi else echo "Hobbit (hobbitlaunch) does not appear to be running" fi ;; "restart") if test -s /var/log/xymon/hobbitlaunch.pid then $0 stop sleep 10 $0 start else echo "hobbitlaunch does not appear to be running, starting it" $0 start fi ;; "reload") if test -s /var/log/xymon/hobbitd.pid then kill -HUP `cat /var/log/xymon/hobbitd.pid` else echo "hobbitd not running (no PID file)" fi ;; "rotate") for PIDFILE in /var/log/xymon/*.pid do kill -HUP `cat $PIDFILE` done ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|reload|status|rotate" break; esac exit 0 NB. Please check path as for me I had to modify it. 5. After starting hobbit server check for errors on /var/log/xymon path and /var/apache2/logs path. I had one more modification where I had to put the path for libraries on all scripts. The cgi-bin and the cgi-secure folder where all scripts are kept. Please vi all the scripts on both folder and add the library path. For me it was as below:- LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib; /usr/local/rrdtool-1.2.19/lib export LD_LIBRARY_PATH For me this has work and I am able to monitor my servers. Now I want to monitor my oracle databases. Can anyone help me how to monitor my oracle database. Where to put the scripts for performace tuning, tablespace space etc. Regards, Sailesh [Colt Disclaimer] The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing abuse at colt.net and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Internet communications are not secure and Colt does not accept responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any viruses. No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of Colt Technology Services, its subsidiaries, group companies or affiliates ("Colt") and any other party by email communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information refer to www.colt.net or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900

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Xymon Digest, Vol 10, Issue 16
by s.watkins＠nhm.ac.uk 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

> ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:05:13 -0000 > From: "Neil Simmonds" <Neil.Simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk> > To: "Xymon Mailing List" <xymon at xymon.com> > Subject: [Xymon] Automated remedial actions > > Hi all, > > I've got a requirement to take a specific action on a unix server should we get a specific message in a log file. > > I'm not sure this is even possible in Xymon and I suspect I'll have to try and work out some way of doing it with a script. > > Perhaps an external script that will somehow check for the message, run the relevant command to fix it and report a warning > alert so that we know it has happened. > > If there is some better way of doing it through Xymon I'd really like to know how. Hi Neil, the Xymon setup I run currently monitors over 140 systems and the server sits on a linux box. If you go poking around the data/ directory you'll find all the gathered information from all the monitored systems. One of my scripts is currently monitoring the process list output of two different servers for the presence of a certain process. If the process is running on either of the systems then that is fine, report green. If the process is running on both systems OR it is not running on either system then that is bad, report red. Extending the functionality of Xymon using system scripts makes it just that much more useful, I think. This script is run by xymon, and the setup for it is done in the server/etc/tasks.cfg file , more info from http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man5/tasks.cfg.5.html You could also be able to run the scripts under cron, but then you would also have be careful that any files/datamanipulated by the script was done in a way that the xymon processes could still access it. Good luck, Steff Watkins -----

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IGNORE Scheduledtasks
by malcolm.hunter＠gmx.com 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

You need to be a bit more descriptive of the problem. IGNORE is for event log messages. What errors are you getting? Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: Neus.Agudo at colt.net Sent: 11/18/11 06:46 AM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] IGNORE Scheduledtasks Morning everyone! I am trying to deal with a customer that has constant problems with a scheduled task in a Windows system, I've checked the .cfg files and it doesn't seem to be any file associated with scheduletasks, Do you know if there is any way to set an IGNORE for specific tasks? Thanks, Neus Agudo Technical Service Desk Analyst, COLT Service Level Management, ISU (Spain) [Colt Disclaimer] The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing abuse at colt.net and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Internet communications are not secure and Colt does not accept responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any viruses. No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of Colt Technology Services, its subsidiaries, group companies or affiliates ("Colt") and any other party by email communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information refer to www.colt.net or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900 -- BBWin Development - The Windows client for Big Brother and Xymon http://bbwin.sourceforge.net http://xymon.sourceforge.net

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